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    Chandelier – 18

    Story written on April 15, 2006 by tiff_duke.
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    Story Shortlink: https://lesfan.com/?p=60482
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    I’ll See Your Heart I’ll Raise You Mine

    "You don’t like yourself?"

    "Not lately, no."

    "Why not?"

    "I never thought I’d ever be with other people just to hurt someone."

    Bette lowered her gaze. "Is that why you got your boyfriend?"

    "I think it also applies to Helena."

    "I thought you cared about her."

    "I did. I do. But I can’t deny a part of me enjoyed having you watch."

    "Tina."

    "It might start losing its meaning soon, but I really am sorry about everything." Tina sighed. "You’re sure you still want to be with me?"

    "Yes. And don’t ever ask me that again." Bette said.

    "Just one more. Why me?"

    "Why not you?"

    "There are a lot of other women who aren’t as screwed up as I am. Women who’d do anything to be the one to make you happy."

    "They can try. But for some reason I think it’s safe to say you’re stuck with me, T." Bette said softly.

    Tina made a mental note to stop questioning Bette’s intentions. "I’m glad. Thank you."

    "You’re welcome." Bette replied. "So what else did you and your therapist talk about?"

    "So anyway I told her that I’d been dating, mostly, just to see if the boyfriend was a return to heterosexuality or if, and this was the biggest breakthrough, maybe I’d just been in denial for the longest time."

    "In denial?" Bette inquired.

    "Well, clearly, I’m not gay."

    "What?"

    "Not in the way you are. That’s the thing. I’d just been so involved with you I never questioned my sexuality. I loved you, and I made the general conclusion that I’m a lesbian. Which I’m not."

    "Oh."

    "I’m bisexual, which I guess you’ve already guessed."

    "Kind of hard to miss," Bette admitted. "So where does that leave us?"

    "Bette, what it all comes down to is what you told me when we first started dating."

    "What did I tell you?" Bette asked. She laughed nervously. "I told you a lot of things."

    "You told me it didn’t matter. The labels, the standards, the conventions and accepted ways: these were all basic explanations for human behavior." Tina reminded. "You told me that if I felt anything for you, then the rest of it shouldn’t matter."

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    Comments

    1. 01.58am thankyou tiff can’y wait for the pizza evening – will the alice cl,one interrogate Bette, does she have her own agenda, will B& T get to talk?

    2. That was so precious and I loved every minute of it. Loved the way they engaged each other after Tina said she had to lead from now on. Just perfect. Thank you. Thanks for the post. Post again sooon please.

    4. I really love the way you write dialogue. Some people are good but they drag on and on with big monologues that obviously look like something from a TV or movie script. You actually make “normal” conversations look good. Having said that, I loved the verbal volleyball they were playing toward the end.

    6. was that the fifth one or can i go to bed now? :) please keep going, you’re the only B&T I read… I like how you make things so said (know what i mean?) between them. thanks

    10. I love the diaglogue between bette and tina. I wish tina was more like this on the show. Despite my dislike for tina at the moment I have to recognize that the writers have made tina into a 2 dimensianl character that diminshes her weight in the show.

    12. Tiff…It looks like your readers are in love…with you and the story. No one writes dialogue as well as you do, IMO. There a few that come close but tonight you were spot on. I wish they communicated like this on TLW. I am going to read this chapter again just so I can smile and chuckle again.

    13. y did the convo change just when T was xplaining her being bi?????? r u gonna continue that part…or maybe I didn’t understand too well. Any which way I’m along for the ride as always with your stories!!!!!

    15. I love the banter between Bette and Tina. Even though it is serious talk it is light and fun and the two actually seem to be enjoying one another again. Only I believe this time will be better because they both know each other so well. Thank you for this great story that I hope one day to see on the show.

    27. this dialogue between Tina and Bette was very good, and this kind of talk will help to the relation! Tina said: i love you! this is great! please continue!

    29. TD, has anyone told you later how well you do dialogue and how much we love your writing? LOL. The seemingly simple lines convey so much!! I agree with pattifloatn. They both seem to be enjoying each other rather than tip toeing around each other. Thanks for the update. Next chapter should be fun…pizza night with mini-Alice.

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